Villa's £52m switch from Valencia to Manchester City moves a step closer

David Villa's reported move to Manchester City for a record £52million looks closer to becoming a reality this week.

The Valencia striker's agent, Jose Luis Tamargo is set to jet in from Spain on Tuesday to discuss the big money deal, which has already been approved by the Blues' new Abu Dhabi -based owners, and could be concluded by the end of the week.

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Villa, who was the leading scorer in Euro 2008 and lies second only to Samuel Eto’o in the La Liga this season, is just the big-impact signing Mark Hughes has been looking for to kick-start his high-profile January shopping spree, say the News of the World.

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Cash-strapped Valencia, who in the summer extended Villa's contract until 2014, have admitted that they will have to sell their star player in the New Year, and while there has been interest from Real Madrid, their £17million mid-week deal with Ajax for Klass-Jan Huntelaar, may have ruled out Villa's move to the Bernabeu.

The deal is likely to see Villa's wages match the £160,000-a-week that City are paying Robinho - currently the highest paid footballer in the Premier League.

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Villa's £52m switch from Valencia to Manchester City moves a step closer